3.5.0.Beta 7 Widgets do not display X option.

[Milky]

I am testing 3.5.0 beta 7 and I've noticed that there is now only one widget (used to be a choice of two), and it does not display metadata, nor does it have an "X" to shut down the program.

[Aza]

there is now only one widget (used to be a choice of two)

The two widgets were : light/dark. Now you can customize that in the configuration screen at any time. So having two widgets is not needed anymore.

nor does it have an "X" to shut down the program.

What do you need this "x" for? This "x" button was just stopping the service. It will be automatically be done by the system when needed.

[Gracus36]

and it does not display metadata

Metadata works for me

[Aza]

I missed the metadata part. It should indeed work. And it should be the exact same as in the notification.

@Gracus36 is it Beautiful Widgets on top?

[Gracus36]

@Gracus36 is it Beautiful Widgets on top?

It is sense v2 flip clock and weather

[Milky]

I don't want VLC running all the time. Sure, I can press the left button to bring up all apps, scroll through and flick VLC off from there (I have configured audio to stop on swipe), but it was just easier to press the "X" on the widget which I have on top.

Sorry, I tried it again this morning, and there is no Artist/Track information on my copy of the widget, whereas, it is scrolling across the bottom when the main screen is open and also shows on my Android Auto capable car screen.

[Aza]

I don't want VLC running all the time. Sure, I can press the left button to bring up all apps, scroll through and flick VLC off from there (I have configured audio to stop on swipe), but it was just easier to press the "X" on the widget which I have on top.

The "x" never killed VLC, the swipe neither. It was just killing the playback service. To be fair, I don't even know why you want to do that (as the system will do it when needed and stopping and starting the service will use more power).

Sorry, I tried it again this morning, and there is no Artist/Track information on my copy of the widget, whereas, it is scrolling across the bottom when the main screen is open and also shows on my Android Auto capable car screen.

At the same time, do the notification show the artist/track info?

[Milky]

So, here's the scenario.
I fire up VLC on my phone so I hear music whilst I go for a walk. I get back, and VLC is still blaring music, but I want to work uninterrupted. Right now, I simply hit the X on the widget and silence reigns. How do you suggest that I stop the music?

[Gracus36]

How do you suggest that I stop the music?

Just hit the pause button on the widget and music should stop.

[Milky]

OK, I'll just pause the music. I thought that this may still be using resources, and draining the battery unnecessarily.

Now, back to the metadata issue. I Have a screen dump of the widget (with no information other than the name of the stream) and of the full screen VLC (with the track/artist information scrolling), but I can't see where to upload an image. Is that because I am a newbie?

I have tried the default settings immediately after the widget is created, and every other permutation of the settings, but nothing displays the data.
Interestingly, if I swipe down from the top, the controls that show there (similar to the old widget) also show the data.

[Spike1]

To minimize resources, you don't have to use Android's Settings > Apps to shut down VLC. Just kill it with the Recents button. Set VLC Settings > Audio > Stop on application swipe, to ensure that the player task shuts down too.

[Aza]

but I can't see where to upload an image. Is that because I am a newbie?

There is no built-in image upload. You can use https://imgur.com/ for example

I have tried the default settings immediately after the widget is created, and every other permutation of the settings, but nothing displays the data.

The widgets settings shouldn't have any impact on the data displayed on it. But if I remember correctly, I reused the logic pull tags from the currently playing media from the old widget. Are you sure it worked before?
BTW, how did you open these media files? In the "Audio" screen of the app? From the app's built-in browser? Form a third party app?

[Milky]

Yes, I am sure they worked before. I actually un-joined the beta team, re-loaded the public version of VLC from Play Store, and created the old widget, just to convince myself I wasn't going mad. The new widget displays the stream name "OtsBox", but that is all.

Not sure what you mean by "media files". I added a stream address, and tapped on that to play my streamed music. Metadata displays along the bottom of the VLC screen, but not in the widget. However, if I swipe down from the top of my phone screen, the control that displays there DOES show the track/artist. It also shows on the Android Auto screen in my car.
I am not interested in showing cover art etc.

[Aza]

Ok, I was able to reproduce the issue. There is indeed an issue with the streams.


This issue is now tracked here: https://code.videolan.org/videolan/vlc- ... ssues/2574

[Milky]

Thank you for proving I'm not going mad
Looking at the two images, It appears that "OtsBox" is on the line where the Track/Artist should be, whereas in the old widget, that is on the second line.

[Aza]

Yes, that's something we had to do to be able to make the widget usable on more devices.